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Originally Posted by Stingray2004
Likely vote: 43 v. 43. Speaker does not have casting vote under S. 43 in these circumstances.
Throne Speech/Budget not passed ergo Horgan will have no alternative but to visit LG and ask for dissolution. Sometime in September. 28 days later new election date sometime in October.
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You are analytically wrong because of Section 44 that comes immediatley after Section 43.
For your reference:
http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/96066_01
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Originally Posted by CONSTITUTION ACT
Decisions of Legislative Assembly by majority vote
43 All questions must be determined by a majority of votes of the members present, other than the Speaker.
Tied vote
44 If a vote in the Legislative Assembly is tied, the Speaker has a casting vote.
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According to the Legislation this means that in all votes
other than tied votes, the speaker does not vote. In the event of a tie, such as you describe above,
the speaker does vote.